2024-09-04T11:44:29-00:00 2023-12-31 834701792 Lewis Sharpstone & Co 5074 Tendilla Ave Woodland Hills CA 91364 990 2023-01-01 510665121 FUTURE ROOTS INC FUTU 3236038187 1035 W 24TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90007 ALEJANDRO COHEN SECRETARYTREASURER 3236038187 2024-09-04 true Lewis Sharpstone P02256953 8185701960 2024-09-04 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z DUBLAB ALEJANDRO COHEN 1035 W 24TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90007 1273693 false X HTTP:/FUTUREROOTS.ORG X 2008 DE SINCE 1999, FUTURE ROOTS, INC. REFERRED TO AS DUBLAB HAS BEEN BROADCASTING WIDE-SPECTRUM MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR PROGRAMMING HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL ART CONTINUED ON SCH. O 13 11 8 240 0 1270588 844524 469692 381386 962 6702 -14782 -5192 1726460 1227420 0 0 415110 307756 0 72488 683166 701039 1098276 1008795 628184 218625 1149099 1370659 12440 169 1136659 1370490 DUBLAB CULTIVATES AND SUPPORTS LOCAL CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH COMMUNITY-GENERATED RADIO, DUBLAB PROMOTES CURIOSITY, EXPERIMENTATION, INCLUSIVITY, AND CONNECTION. false false 790188 381386 IN ADDITION TO BROADCASTING AROUND 140 UNIQUE SHOWS EACH WEEK, DUBLAB ALSO PRODUCES OVER 50 EVENTS WHICH INCLUDES PUBLIC ART EXHIBITIONS, MULTIMEDIA, AND CONCERTS A YEAR IN LOS ANGELES. OUR PROGRAMMING WORKS NOT ONLY TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE MUSIC, BUT ALSO TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE, SHARE, AND ENJOY THE ART FORM. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 600,000 LISTENERS TO OUR BROADCASTS PER MONTH. 100875 INVISIBLE REPUBLIC IS A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING ARTS EDUCATION AND VISUAL LITERACY THROUGH BOOK PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, USING A MIX OF PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA TO HELP BRING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES TO THE FORE. 891063 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 108 0 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true true false false false CA X X ALEJANDRO COHEN 3236038187 1035 WEST 24TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90007 X ALEJANDRO COHEN DIRECTOR, SECRETARY/TREASURER 040.00 X X 57300 0 0 MARK MCNEILL SEE SCH O DIRECTOR 004.00 X 2290 0 0 JOSH KUN DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN YOUNCE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT 002.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ GARO DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SHEWEY DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT 004.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS MANAK DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL CHEN DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SHAEFFER DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 SAUL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 KAMRAN VALANEDAJ DIRECTOR 003.00 X 0 0 0 VALECIA PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 59590 false false false 10763 239043 594718 844524 CURATORIAL AND PRODUCTION 711300 381386 381386 381386 10181 10181 37602 41081 -3479 -3479 -3479 10763 5192 -5192 -5192 1227420 381386 1510 X 0 0 0 0 57300 42975 8595 5730 0 213182 181492 10372 21318 0 14258 12119 713 1426 23016 19100 1614 2302 0 217 217 8760 236 8524 0 1342 1342 373493 356713 16780 12629 12629 49268 48668 600 17317 17317 0 35422 35422 10116 10096 20 0 0 0 0 49489 42066 7423 9937 3508 6022 407 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION 114570 94847 19723 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 13658 13658 POSTAGE AND MAILING 4172 4172 649 639 10 1008795 891063 45244 72488 347507 403676 2732 326930 391271 215974 86531 24930 444388 101746 55287 342642 100374 56507 165397 1149099 1370659 12440 169 12440 169 X 745388 1170083 391271 200407 1136659 1370490 1149099 1370659 218625 15206 X false false false X 276145 396182 628030 1270588 795388 3366333 276145 396182 628030 1270588 795388 3366333 736893 2629440 2218 2695 10181 15094 3381427 1641754 0.77760 0.78730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 279936 18662 261274 94852 28642 66210 69600 54442 15158 342642 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Form 990, Part I, Line 1 CONTINUED EXHIBITS, FILMS, EVENTS RECORD RELEASES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RELATED TO HEALTH, YOUTH, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND CREATIVE PROCESSES. DUBLAB IS A PLATFORM FOR DISCOVERY AND THE CULTIVATION OF NEXT-WAVE MUSIC, ARTS AND CULTURE. DUBLAB BROADCASTS HUNDREDS OF RADIO PROGRAMS HOSTED BY SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED DJS WORLDWIDE. OUR DJS ARE EMPOWERED TO FREELY PLAY SOUNDS THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, MAKING EACH SHOW DISTINCT. OUR FUTURE ROOTS CONCEPT COLLAPSES TIME, SPACE AND GENRE TO CELEBRATE THE CONTINUUM OF CREATIVE MUSIC MADE BY PASSIONATE PEOPLE. INFLUENTIAL SOUNDS OF THE PAST FLOW INTO THE DYNAMIC SOUNDS OF TOMORROW. THE DUBLAB AIRWAVES ALLOW SPACE FOR DIVERSE STYLES, ERAS, GENRES AND MUSIC CULTURES TO CO-EXIST. DUBLAB IS DOCUMENTING THE LINEAGE OF CREATIVE SOUND AND ACCELERATING ITS PROGRESS. DUBLAB PRESENTS LIVE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES RANGING FROM ART EXHIBITIONS AND FILM SCREENINGS TO CONCERTS AND POP-UP BROADCASTS. THESE EVENTS COME TO LIFE IN UNIQUE VENUES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND AROUND THE WORLD AS IMMERSIVE SOUND AND VISION EXPERIENCES. DUBLAB PROGRAMS MANY SIGNATURE, ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY, CREATIVE CULTIVATION SALON, AND TONALISM AN ALL-NIGHT AMBIENT SERIES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ET AL WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE OUTSIDE CPA AND IF NECESSARY, ANY CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD IS OF THE BELIEF THAT THE SALARY OF ITS SECRETARY/TREASURER THE ONLY OFFICER AND OR KEY EMPLOYEE AS DEFINED IN FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS BEING PAID A SALARY IS BELOW PREVAILING MARKET COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 1023 AND THE LATEST THREE YEARS OF FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G OTHER FEES CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ARTIST LIVE PERFORMANCES 106,973, SOUND SERVICES 57,806, DJ SERVICES 56,244, CURATION EXPENSES 42,533, PROGRAMMING 36,400, GRAPHIC SERVICES 35,404, CONSULTING 17,110, FILM SERVICES 12,964, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 11,255. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a DIRECTOR MARK MCNEILL PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION BOTH AS A CURATOR OR CERTAIN PRODUCTION SERVICES IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES AS A DIRECTOR. THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN COLUMN D 2,290 OF PART VII REPRESENTS PAYMENTS FOR THESE SERVICES AND SUCH AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED ON LINE 11G OR PART IX.